Girl in Pieces

In Girl in Pieces, bestselling author Kathleen Glasgow delivers an unflinching, empathetic examination of trauma, self-harm, and emotional recovery. The story follows seventeen-year-old Charlie Davis, who has endured an overwhelming succession of losses: the death of her father, the loss of her best friend, and a toxic family environment that leaves her homeless and vulnerable. To cope with her unbearable internal pain, Charlie turns to self-harm, carrying her past physically on her body. Waking up in a treatment facility wrapped in bandages and quiet grief, Charlie begins an arduous path toward healing alongside other young women navigating their own physical and mental scars. Through lyrical prose and profound psychological sensitivity, Glasgow chronicles Charlie’s struggle to find safety, reclaim her artistic voice, and trust in the possibility of rebirth from brokenness.

It offers an honest, deeply empathetic, and inspiring study of mental health and survival, providing readers with a compassionate perspective on trauma, art therapy, and emotional healing.

Ideal for readers of contemporary Young Adult fiction, mental health narratives, emotional dramas, and anyone who appreciates raw, hopeful stories about resilience, recovery, and finding identity through creativity.